On July 25, 1916, Garrett Morgan made national news for using a gas mask he invented to rescue 32 men trapped during an explosion; the Morgan gas mask was later refine for use by the US Army during World War I; The traditional gas mask style with two small circular eye windows originated when the only suitable material for these eye windows was glass or acrylic; as glass is notoriously brittle, glass eye windows had to be kept small and thick.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_mask https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Morgan
Georgiab2.petr
This is a photo of a gas mask i found from 1914, although I prefer the Cristina's one.
PRINCIVALLE GIULIA
this is a picture of a gas mask from 1916.
Type of gas mask used in the German army in the First World War.
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On July 25, 1916, Garrett Morgan made national news for using a gas mask he invented to rescue 32 men trapped during an explosion; the Morgan gas mask was later refine for use by the US Army during World War I; The traditional gas mask style with two small circular eye windows originated when the only suitable material for these eye windows was glass or acrylic; as glass is notoriously brittle, glass eye windows had to be kept small and thick.
source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_mask
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Morgan
Georgiab2.petr
This is a photo of a gas mask i found from 1914, although I prefer the Cristina's one.
PRINCIVALLE GIULIA
this is a picture of a gas mask from 1916.
Type of gas mask used in the German army in the First World War.